Neuropsychiatric illnesses are associated with dysfunction in distributed prefrontal neural
systems that underlie perception, cognition, social interactions, emotion regulation, and …

Patients with schizophrenia demonstrate deficits in motivation and learning that suggest
impairment in different aspects of the reward system. In this article, we present the results of …

Subcortical structures, which include the basal ganglia and parts of the limbic system, have
key roles in learning, motor control and emotion, but also contribute to higher-order …

Sequence learning underlies numerous motor, cognitive, and social skills. Previous models
and empirical investigations of sequence learning in humans and non-human animals have …

Clinical psychologists and neuropsychologists are traditionally taught that cognition is
mediated by the cortex and that subcortical brain regions mediate the coordination of …

One prevalent theory of learning states that dopamine neurons signal mismatches between
expected and actual outcomes, called temporal difference errors (TDEs). Evidence indicates …

The search for mind-brain relationships, with a particular emphasis on distinguishing
hyperbole from solid empirical results in brain imaging studies. Cognitive neuroscience …

Several studies have reported hyperactivation in frontal and striatal regions in individuals
with reading disorder (RD) during reading-related tasks. Hyperactivation in these regions is …

Motor abnormalities in individuals with schizophrenia and those at-risk for psychosis are
well documented. An accumulating body of work has also highlighted motor abnormalities …

BACKGROUND: Negative symptoms in schizophrenia are associated with deficits in
executive function and frequently prove highly resistant to neuroleptic medication. Using …